Alexander Nevzorov

Journalist, YouTuber, populariser of science. Deputy of several convocations of the State Duma. Since 2006, he has been an advisor to Konstantin Ernst, CEO of Channel One. In 2012 he was included in the list of Putin's campaign surrogates. Later he began to lean towards more and more oppositional views. Nevzorov was charged with publishing "fakes" about the Armed Forces while he was abroad. He was put on a wanted list and arrested in absentia. As an interim measure, the court seized his dacha near St. Petersburg. In addition, the Ministry of Justice included Nevzorov in the register of media outlets classified as "foreign agents". Interpol refused to fulfil Russia's request for Nevzorov's extradition. On February 1, 2023, he was sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison. In April 2024, a case was brought against Nevzorov for evading his obligations as a "foreign agent". On July 2, 2024 Nevzorov and his wife Lidia were declared to be an extremist association, and their property was confiscated. In December 2024, it became known that the house and land plot belonging to Nevzorov's mother-in-law were handed over to the state. In May 2025, cases were brought against Nevzorov and his wife for financing extremist activities due to their collecting donations.